FYI the Suburban League (Division I) also includes the Green (Akron) Bulldogs and the Revere (Richfield) Minutemen.

You have Ashland ranked over Anderson in football? Ashland did look good on TV, but Anderson beat them last week. That OCC US 30 conference hasn't turned into the superconference everyone thought it would.

Great game, and that kid from CA, is one tough cover. But the game was won when Ed's coach Flannery finally got his head out of his butt and used the best big man in the gym, Pritchard. He was the second half of that game.

Roe had a sweet left handed dunk in somebody's face too, very nice.

Ed's is the best team in the state, and that is with losing their super stud freshman PG from last year (he went to Oak Hill). The only question is if Flannery can be a good enough coach not to screw it up, which I doubt.

If Ed's had a real coach the past 8 years they would have 4 state championships in hoops without question, the talent they have had is just sick.

As an Ed's grad I must say I was proud when the camera shots during commercials caught the gym ceiling filled with banner after banner.

Criminals in this town used to believe in things...honor, respect."I heard your dog is sick, so bought you this shovel"

My point was/is that IIRC Ed's, since and including the first year of Clancy (NBA?), Lapore and Logan, has had 4 years in which they have had 3 Division 1 players in their starting 5. Yet only 1 state title, that is underachieving.

Last year was a no brainer for that team, but again no gold for them, coaching would have made the difference.

IIRC even LeBron's HS team didn't have that much talent.

Criminals in this town used to believe in things...honor, respect."I heard your dog is sick, so bought you this shovel"

Only one team in each division wins a state title and that's tough. Other teams have talent too and often more than Ed's

This is where we obviously disagree, and believe me I m not being a homer here.

I am not even that big of fan of HS sports. But Ed's has really choked in football, hockey and hoops this past decade. I see it in hoops more so than anywhere else. I highly doubt another NE Ohio HS has had as much talent year in year out than Ed's has in the past 6-8 years.

Flannery is a great recruiter of talent but not so hot with the strategies of basketball and the match ups.

The guy that used to coach the girl juggernaut around here would have won 3-4 titles with Ed's talent.

edited to add: IIRC Ed's lost one game last year, in the finals. There is no way they should not have won it last year for sure.

Criminals in this town used to believe in things...honor, respect."I heard your dog is sick, so bought you this shovel"

And we agree to disagree. The Mckinley teams of a couple of years ago along with a couple of the Moeller teams (the one that had Brackman who went to NC State).

You would be surprised at how many d 1 players are in Ohio. Take for example the team that beat LBJ's SVSM team in his jr year, Roger Bacon. It ended up having four of its five starters play D 1 basketball and everyone acted like the game was a huge upset because LBJ and company got beat. That was the greatest HS game I ever saw with the one between Benedictine and VASJ at Madison,when Dale Thomas shattered the backboard with a dunk a close second.

Great game, and that kid from CA, is one tough cover. But the game was won when Ed's coach Flannery finally got his head out of his butt and used the best big man in the gym, Pritchard. He was the second half of that game.

Roe had a sweet left handed dunk in somebody's face too, very nice.

Ed's is the best team in the state, and that is with losing their super stud freshman PG from last year (he went to Oak Hill). The only question is if Flannery can be a good enough coach not to screw it up, which I doubt.

If Ed's had a real coach the past 8 years they would have 4 state championships in hoops without question, the talent they have had is just sick.

As an Ed's grad I must say I was proud when the camera shots during commercials caught the gym ceiling filled with banner after banner.

FYI - the best Point Guard in the school is running indoor track instead of playing hoops!